Jan 12 Watch 10:20 Trump defiant on Capitol attack, as House accelerates push for impeachment President Trump projected defiance as he faces his greatest political peril yet with an unprecedented second impeachment. He denied any responsibility on Tuesday for the riot that engulfed the halls of the U.S. Congress last week. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:46 Rep. Val Demings: 'The House is ready to move with impeachment' Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by a majority of Democrats, will begin impeachment proceedings on Wednesday, as more Republicans indicated they may vote to remove President Trump from office. Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings is a member… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 7:32 Rep. Tom Reed on President Trump's future in the Republican Party Democrats are nearly unanimous in their decision to impeach President Trump a second time, while Republicans are split about the path forward. Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York says the House should censure the president but not pursue impeachment… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Trump touts border wall in visit to Texas In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump traveled to Texas to showcase his signature border wall, India's top court halted the implementation of agricultural laws that prompted farmers to blockade New Delhi, Twitter suspends more than 70,000 accounts linked to… Continue watching
Jan 12 Supreme Court justices say women must obtain abortion pill in person By Associated Press Eight days before President Donald Trump leaves office, the justices on Tuesday granted a Trump administration appeal to be able to enforce a longstanding rule on getting the abortion pill, mifepristone. Continue reading
Jan 12 3 Republicans say they will vote to impeach Trump By Associated Press Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said, “There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.”… Continue reading
Jan 12 Metal detector installed for U.S. House chamber By Associated Press The new safety protocol announced Tuesday from the acting sergeant-at-arms comes less than a week after a mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the White House. Five people died. Continue reading
Jan 12 U.S. to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test By Mike Stobbe, David Koenig, Associated Press The U.S. is already facing a surge of coronavirus infections, and new, more contagious variants are emerging around the world. The CDC says the test won't eliminate all risk, but it will slow the spread of the virus in the… Continue reading
Jan 12 How was a violent mob able to breach the U.S. Capitol? Activists see double standard in police response By Candice Norwood In the days following the Capitol invasion, officials have made conflicting statements regarding security preparation for the rally and the response to the violence. Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump says '25th Amendment is of zero risk to me' while visiting Texas border wall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press He brushed off Democratic calls on his Cabinet to declare him unfit from office and remove him from power using the 25th Amendment while highlighting his campaign against illegal immigration. Continue reading